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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988

102 STAT. 4371

in the performance of their official duties. The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall develop such policies as necessary to implement the payment of these bonuses.

Subtitle N—Sundry Criminal Provisions SEC. 6451. VIOLENT FELONIES BY JUVENILES.

Section 924(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (e)(2)(B), by inserting ", or any act of juvenile delinquency involving the use or carrying of a firearm, knife, or destructive device that would be punishable by imprisonment for such term if committed by an adult," after "one year"; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: "(C) the term 'conviction' includes a finding that a person has committed an act of juvenile delinquency involving a violent felony,". SEC. 6452. LIFE IN PRISON FOR THREE-TIME DRUG OFFENDER

(a) PENALTY FOR THIRD OFFENSE.—Section 401(b)(1)(A) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(l)(A)) is amended— (1) in the sentence beginning "If any person commits" by striking "one or more prior convictions" through "have become final" and inserting "a prior conviction for a felony drug offense has become final"; and (2) adding after such sentence the following: "If any person commits a violation of this subparagraph or of section 405, 405A, or 405B after two or more prior convictions for a felony drug offense have become final, such person shall be sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment without release and fined in accordance with the preceding sentence. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 'felony drug offense' means an offense that is a felony under any provision of this title or any other Federal law that prohibits or restricts conduct relating to narcotic drugs, marihuana, or depressant or stimulant substances or a felony under any law of a State or a foreign country that prohibits or restricts conduct relating to narcotic drugs, marihuana, or depressant or stimulant substances.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Sections 405(b), 405A(b) and 405B(c) of the ControUed Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 845(b), 845a(b), and 845b(c)) are amended— (A) by striking "a prior conviction or convictions" and inserting "a prior conviction", and (B) by inserting at the end thereof the following: "Penalties for third and subsequent convictions shall be governed by section 40ia)XlXA).". (2) Section 4050)) of the ControUed Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 845(b)) is amended by striking "or subsequent" from the caption. SEC. 6453. PENALTIES FOR IMPORTATION BY AIRCRAFT AND OTHER VESSELS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United States C!ode, and section 21 of the Sentencing Act of 1987, the United States Sentencing Commission shall promulgate guidelines, or shall amend existing guidelines, to provide that a defendant convicted of violating section lOlCKa) of the Controlled

28 USC 994 note.